Bed.



J. G. LADEN.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1914.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

i in the spring supporting slats upon the side J OE G. LADEN, 0F IDABEL,OKLAHGII.

WITT, ONE-FOURTH. TO B. L. LADEIT, .JtNID ONE-EC OF IDABEL, OKLAHOMA.

1 fiflfjg filfi, Specification of Illctters Patent. P tt-meted l-hjlflgles, 191

Application filed May 1914. Serial No. ceases.

tween its longitudinal edges with a longi tudinal groove or channel,indicated at 7. The bed slat 8 is of the ordinary form and To all whomit magi concern lie it known that l, Joe G. linens, a cit]- zen of theUnited States, residing atldabel, in the county of McCurtain and Stateoil? Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBeds, of which. the tollowii'ig a specification, reference being had totho acconuianying drawings.

lhis invention relates to ilnproven'ients in beds, and has for itsprin'iary object to pro vide a sin'iple and eilicient means tor mountslat at each. end asheet metal plate 9 is secured. This plate which isof substantially triangular form has its body portion cut out asindicated at 10 for the sake oi lightness and economy in mam'ritaeture,and upon the wider end of said plate the U- shaped rib 11 is formed bypressing or stamping the same in asuitahle die. Upon. the edge of saidplate at its wider end a prong or spur 12 is formed, and this spur isadapted to be bent over the end edge ot the wooden slat 8 and forcedinwardly or embedded in the wood. It will therefore be seen that by theprovision of this clenching spur, the rib plate is very rigidly andsecurely fastened upon the bed slat so that the U-shaped rib 11 thereofwill. not be dis placed from its proper position with respect to theslat by a distortion oi the metal plate.

In the practical use of my invention, the ribs 11 on the ends of the bedslat 8 are engaged in the longitudinal grooves or channels 7 of therespective side rails of the bed. The slats may be freely movedlongitudinally upon the rail flanges while at the same time theliability of the ends of the slats moving oil of the flanges by alateral shitting or turning movement of the slats is pre vented by meansof the ribs 11 as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that l have produced a very simpleand. lHO'XPt-Blh sive device which is oi? great convenience andservice-ability in. practical, use and obviates the possibility of theends oft-he slats .inoving oil oil the bed rails which will permit thebed springs to sag downwardly. In view of the extremely simpleconstruction of the device, it will be manifest that the same can beproduced at small manufacturrails of the bedstead.

The invention has for a more specific object to provide in addition to abedstead rail having an inwardly extending longitudinally channeledflange, a ribbed plate of improved 't'orin secured to the underside ofthe bed slat, the rib of said plate being designed for engagement in thechannel oi the bed rail- The invention has tor a further object toprovide a device of the above character which is strong and din-able inits construction, highly convenient and serviceable in practical use,and maybe manufactured at small. cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists innovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing de scription and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view showing a fragment of one of the side rails of thebedstead and one of the slats illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section; and Fig. 3 is an invertedperspective view of one end of the bed slat illustrating the manner oi.securing the ribbed plate thereto. ing cost.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 While I have above described thepredesignates the bed rail which is formed ferred form, construction,and arrangenlent with an upstanding .outer. vertical flange 6 and aninwardly proj eeting horizontal flange 7. This latter flange is formedmidway beunderstood that the device is, nevertheless, susceptlble oiconsiderable modification constructed of wood, and to one face oi saidoff the several elements employed, it will be.

therein, and I therefore reserve the privof said slat at its end andprovided With a ilege of resorting to all such legitimate U-shaped ribspaced from the end of the bed changes as may be fairly embodied Withinslat adapted for sliding engagement in said the spirit and scope of theinvention as channel.

" claimed. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 15 What is claimedis: signature in the presence of two Witnesses. The combination With abedstead rail hav- JOE Gr; LALDEN.

ing an inwardly-projecting flange provided WVitnesses: with alongitudinal channel, of a bed slat, H. B. DRAKE, and a sheet metalplate secured to one face I. V. LACY.

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